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Ruling on remedies in the Google ad tech case, 2 September 2026

On 2 September 2026 the judge rejected the Justice Department’s call to make Google sell its AdX ad exchange, after a ruling in April 2025 that Google had operated a monopoly in ad tech.

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2 Sep 2026

On 2 September 2026 the judge rejected the Justice Department’s call to make Google sell its AdX ad exchange, after a ruling in April 2025 that Google had operated a monopoly in ad tech.

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  • Google defendant; found liable in April 2025, kept AdX in September 2026 but ordered to change its practices under a monitor for six years; final judgment not yet entered at the last report Scholarship & press 12
  • U.S. Department of Justice plaintiff; its divestiture proposal was rejected Scholarship & press 1
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  1. 2 Sep 2026 Ruling on remedies in the Google ad tech case, 2 September 2026
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  1. Google Won’t Have To Break Up Its Ad Tech Business, Judge Brinkema Rules, AdExchanger, 2 Sep 2026. Scholarship & press
    Google will not be required to break up its ad tech business, despite a federal court ruling last April that found the company operated a monopoly.
    rejected the Department of Justice’s proposed remedy that Google divest its sell-side AdX exchange
  2. The Court Just Unsealed Judge Brinkema’s Remedies Decision In The Google Ad Tech Antitrust Case. Here’s Your TL;DR, AdExchanger, Sep 2026. Scholarship & press
    Lastly, the technical monitor will serve for six years
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